We all know the Mirage is a pretty dang light car compared to most. But, let's see how it really stacks up against the other cars it is competing against. For now I am simply focusing on the US market because that is what I have easy access to. (But feel free to add info from your home country as well.)

Weights are in pounds (kilograms). The lightest cars are at the top and weight increases as you go down the list.

Car

Manual Weightlbs (kg)

Automatic Weightlbs (kg)

1.

Smart ForTwo

n/a

1808 (820)

2.

Mitsubishi Mirage (US)

1973 (894)

2029 (920)

3.

Scion iQ

n/a

2127 (965)

4.

Toyota Yaris

2295 (1041)

2315 (1050)

5.

Mazda 2

2306 (1045)

2359 (1070)

6.

Chevrolet Spark

2269 (1029)

2337 (1060)

7.

Nissan Versa (sedan)

2354 (1068)

2412 (1094)

8.

Fiat 500

2363 (1072)

2434 (1104)

9.

Hyundai Accent

2396 (1087)

2463 (1117)

10.

Kia Rio

2410 (1093)

2480 (1125)

11.

Honda Fit

2496 (1132)

2577 (1169)

12.

Mini Cooper

2535 (1150)

2612 (1185)

13.

Ford Fiesta

2537 (1151)

2575 (1168)

So, the Mirage really is a feather compared to most, and that's one of the reasons why it gets best in class fuel economy. Only the Smart ForTwo beats it in weight. Everything else is substantially heavier. Even the smaller Scion iQ is 8% heavier, and the porky Fiesta is a whopping 33% heavier, although arguably a bit larger vehicle.

Nice list. It applies to the Canadian market too. (Though I think we're maybe missing a couple of Lotus sports cars which tend to be very light as well. But they're not mass market cars, and they definitely don't have 5 seats!)

It really puts things in perspective - Mirage will be the lightest passenger car available with more than 2 seats.

Anyone else want to do a list for your home country? Feel free to add to the data!

I'm sure any European/Australasian list would have a lot more on it at the lighter end of the scale than the US/Canada.

And just for fun: I'm betting the Mirage's US/Canada curb weight will come in a bit heavier than the heaviest Australian model. Crossing the pond, the car gained a 7th airbag and a beefier rear bumper, and possibly some other tweaks & features we don't know about.

I'd say it's safe to add 40 lbs / 18 kg to the Ozzie figures to get the US curb weight.